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F1 Interview: Damon Hill

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In 1993 Damon Hill started his second season in Formula One with the all conquering Williams Renault team. A season at Brabham had given experience and Hills testing performances at Williams were enough to allow him to pip Mika Hakkinen to the most prised drive in F1.

Joe Saward caught up with Damon in September 1993:

The name ‘Damon’ comes from the Greek meaning ‘conqueror’. This year Damon Hill is second in the World Championship, behind Alain Prost and ahead of Ayrton Senna. He has conquered F1 – and most of his critics.

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F1 Interview: Ron Dennis

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McLaren 1993

In August 1992 McLaren were in turmoil. Senna wouldn’t commit to to the team due to his prior knowledge that Honda would be pulling out… something that Ron Dennis didn’t seem sure of.

The following is another of Joe Sawards written on August 1st 1992, and gives a brilliant insight in to the Senna/McLaren/Honda problems that would dominate the off season ahead of 1993:

McLaren’s Ron Dennis is at the centre of the Formula 1 ‘silly season’, which traditionally kicks off at Hockenheim. At Hockenheim he was in the spotlight. Rumours suggest that Honda is going to pull out.

At the TAG/McLaren motorhome everything was in order – as it always is. Lots of grey tones, smoked glass, potted plants and a subtle dayglo pin-stripe. A calm island in the stormy F1 paddock.
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F1 Interview: Frank Williams

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Williams FW15 - Alain Prost and Damon Hill

In 1993 Frank Williams’ team dominated the F1 World Championship. Alain Prost brought home world championship number four and he and Damon Hill secured yet another Williams constructors trophy.

Damon Hill was in his first full season of F1 racing and showing great promise, at one point taking a hat-rick of victories against his more established multi world champion teammate.

Senna drove the McLaren that had been dominant in the late eighties and very early nineties, but from 1992 it was obvious that the Williams Renault’s had the advantage in terms of both car and engines.
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F1 Interview: Pedro de la Rosa

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Pedro de la Rosa

Pedro de la Rosa provided the Official Formula One Website with a look at how he feels about leaving McLaren and his fresh start for 2010:

Pedro, how do you feel after securing a race seat? Did you ever expect to be a full-time diver again?

“I am extremely happy about this, especially because I have been pushing for it for so many years. The reason I became a test driver was because I always wanted to go back racing. My motivation for testing was to keep on believing in myself and believing that this could happen. So I am extremely happy. I have learned a lot from working with a super team like McLaren Mercedes, and if I am here, it is thanks to them. They have helped me grow as a racing driver and I am a lot better now than when I joined the team back in 2003.”

Why are you back in the cockpit?
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